Romance, courting, seduction and mating rituals are evident in every society, and have been since men and women first took notice of each other. In this set of bookends, the Indian way is with a soft whiff of music from the lover’s flute that floats on the breeze to the awaiting ears of the maiden. It is a voice of pursuit that she accepts with a flutter of passion, as she sweeps a feather across her face to sense the pleasure that awaits them.